Jewelry-setting.



I. R. HEXTER.

JEWELRY SETTING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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A TTOB/VEV COLUMNA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED STATEQIAIENT OFFICE ISAAC ROBERT HEXTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

JEWELRY-SETTING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC ROBERT HEX'IER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at New York city, in the county and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inJewelry-Settings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in jewelry generally, and hasreference espe cially to a novel form of setting.

The primary object of the invention is to provide means whereby it ispossible to quickly and easily vary the appearance of an article ofjewelry such as a scarf pin, ring, brooch or the like.

The invention consists essentiallyin the combination with a permanentsetting, of means whereby a temporary or insert jewel may be associatedwith and removed from the permanent setting.

The invention is susceptible of embodiment in numerous forms and for thepurpose of clearly disclosing my invention, I have illustrated two formsthereof in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevational view partly in section of the preferred form of theinvention, Fig. 2 is a vertical central view taken on the line 2-2 andlooking in the direction of the arrow, the jewels shown in Fig. 1 beingomitted in Fig. 2; and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of themodified form of the invention.

As before stated the invention may be applied to various articles ofjewelry, and for the sake of clearness and to avoid unduly expanding thedescription of my invention, the same is herein referred to and in theaccompanying drawing is illustrated, as being applied to a scarf pin.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by reference characters, numeral10 designates the pin proper of an article of this character, said pinhaving attached thereto the permanent mount 11. This permanent mount inthe drawing is shown as being annular, but it will be understood thatthis form is not essential but may be varied provided the form is onewhich will have a central opening 12 therein, the purpose of which willpresently appear. Suitably secured on the periphery of the mount arestones 13 or other ornaments of any desired character. Spanning themount at the rear thereof is a cross bar 1 1 which is formed centrallyas an Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 15, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 697,401.

annulus 15 to receive a clutch designated generally as 16. The clutchcasing is secured to the cross bar by means of solder or in any othersuitable manner. This clutch is formed of the perforated casing member17 provided with rearwardly extending springs 18, a hollow plunger head19 fitting telescopically in said casing 17 This clutch is adapted toremovably receive the smooth stem 20 of the insert jewel designated 21,this insert jewel being adapted for insertion in such position that itis positioned in the open space formed by the series of permanent stonesor ornaments 13.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, the pin 10 hasattached thereto in any suitable manner the bermanent mount 11 providedwith the permanent stones or ornaments 13. Spanning the rear of themount 11 is a cross bar 1 1 the central part of which is provided withan internally threaded socket or sleeve 16 adapted to receive theexternally threaded stem 20 of the insert jewel 21.

The operation of the invention disclosed by Figs. 1 and 2, is as follows:To'insert the jewel 21 in position, it is simply necessary to force thestem 20 through the casing 17 and into engagement with the springmembers 18. It is virtually impossible to remove this insert jewel bysimply pulling the same in a direction away from the clutch, and topermit removal it is necessary to pull the plunger head 19 backwardlywhereby the springs 18 are released from engagement with the stud 20 andthe insert jewel 21 may then simply be pulled out.

The operation of the modified form is very simple, the insertion beingeffected by screwing the stud 21 into the socket 16 and removal beingeflected by unscrewing this stud from the socket.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described, the combination witha permanent annular mount provided with means for retaining ornaments onits exterior edge, of a relatively immovable plane cross bar spanningthe rear of said mount, said cross bar having an annular openingsubstantially at its central part, a clutch supported in said opening,and an insert jewel having a projecting stud adapted to be removablyreceived in said clutch.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with apermanent annular mount provided with means for retaining ornaments onits front edge, of a relatively immovable plane cross bar spanning therear of said mount said cross bar having an annular opening at itscentral part a clutch supported in said opening, said clutch comprisinga perforated hollow casing having rearwardly extending springs and ahollow plunger head reciprocal. in said casing, and an insert jewelhaving a projecting stud adapted to be inserted in said hollow casinginto engagement with the springs therein.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with acentrally open permanent mount having means on its outer periphery forretaining ornaments, of a cross bar spanning the rear of said mount,said cross bar having an enlarged plane annulus formed integrallytherewith at the center of said cross bar, a clutch having a part of itscasing wall secured to the plane surface of the enlarged annulus andanother part of said casing projecting rearwardly through the opening insaid annulus, and an insert jewel removably secured in the centralopening in said permanent mount, said; insert jewel having a projectingstud releasably retained by said clutch.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ISAAC ROBERT HEXTER. Vitnesses OTTO MUNK, JULE ZELENT, Jr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

